The hot toddy is a cocktail steeped in history, and while there are numerous recipes for the soul-warming drink, the one in the above snap, concocted with Carpano Antica sweet vermouth, bourbon, lemon, English breakfast tea and simple syrup, and capped with a bitter chai foam, is in a class…
Southern Hospitality is now serving in the 116-year-old St. Elmo building at 1433 17th Street. This link in the Manhattan-based chain — which was co-founded by Justin Timberlake — is currently in a soft opening phase, with plans for grand opening event soon. Here’s an early look at the digs…
On Monday, Visit Aurora launched its first online voter’s choice poll, Aurora’s Eats & Drinks, to pick that city’s favorite restaurants. And while voting continues on the poll through March 11, Cafe Society readers are already weighing in — some saying that they’d never eat in Aurora, others insisting that…
Following on the footsteps of its Kent Place location, which opened in November of 2012, Patxi’s Pizza, a San Francisco-based pizzeria, whose claim to fame is its signature deep-dish, Chicago-style pies, will open its second Denver outpost at 11 a.m. on Monday, February 25, in Cherry Creek, at 185 Steele…
It’s been a good year for the cabbage family. First crispy Brussels sprouts elbowed their way onto menus, and now kale is following in its cousin’s footsteps. At True Food Kitchen, which I review this week, this leafy green is used in many ways: as a drink, with apple, cucumber,…
Brrrrrrr! It’s frigid out there, but on days like this, a plate of buffalo meatloaf with mashed potatoes (not so sure about the out-of-season asparagus, however) is the key to a full belly and a warm body. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first…
Shaun Motoda TAG|RAW BAR 1423 Larimer Street 303-996-2685 tagrawbar.com This is part two of my interview with Shaun Motoda, chef de cuisine of TAG|RAW BAR; part one of our conversation ran yesterday. Favorite Denver/Boulder restaurant(s) other than your own: I love the Cherry Cricket because their burgers are so consistent…
The original Sam’s Coney Island opened back in the ’20s, when it was a favorite with everyone from judges to janitors. But by 1969, when Sam’s No. 3 opened on Havana Street, it was the last Sam’s left. Now, though, the Sam’s empire is growing again…and will soon actually have…
Last week we posted our list of the Ten Best New Restaurants to open in 2012, and included Squeaky Bean — which had closed in LoHi in 2011, then opened in LoDo a year later — and the Kitchen Denver, the latest outpost of a Boulder-based empire. But do those…
Central Bistro & Bar, 1691 Central Street, was broken into earlier this morning, but all the assailants were interested in, apparently, was alcohol. See also: – Denver’s ten best new restaurants of 2012 – Reader: Lance Barto’s departure from Central Bistro & Bar is “shameful” – Hot damn! Central Bistro…
In A Federal Case, I’ll be eating my way up Federal Boulevard – south to north – within Denver city limits. I’ll be skipping the national chains and per-scoop Chinese joints, but otherwise I’ll report from every vinyl booth, walk-up window and bar stool where food is served. Here’s the…
Pete Marczyk and Barbara Macfarlane do not leave their work behind when they leave Marczyk Fine Foods and head for their great old Denver house with the big, new kitchen. They often bring some of their market’s choicest ingredients home with them and cook up a feast. Despite the fact…
I’m not Catholic, but if I were, alcohol is the last thing I would give up. And judging from the sign that hangs at this watering hole, it’s not expecting anyone else — Catholic or otherwise — to give it up either. Can you guess where I’m drinking? Special bonus:…
Shaun Motoda TAG|RAW BAR 1423 Larimer Street 303-996-2685 tagrawbar.com This is part one of my interview with Shaun Motoda, chef de cuisine of TAG|RAW BAR; part two of our conversation will run tomorrow. Shaun Motoda, the chef de cuisine at TAG|RAW BAR, grew up wanting to be an architect. But…
The New York-style bagel is known the world over, but the Montreal bagel is now making its mark in Colorado, as Small Batch Bagels of Boulder churns out the hand-rolled, smaller and salt-free bagels. Fatima Hirji, who started the company last May, got hooked on the bagels as a student…
On Monday night, Euclid Hall was featured on Andrew Zimmern’s Bizarre Foods. But the food there isn’t all that bizarre: Yesterday, Euclid Hall learned that executive chef Jorel Pierce has been named a semi-finalist for James Beard Rising Star Chef. And while Pierce didn’t last past the first episode of…
It wasn’t until dessert that the server cracked a grin. Not a polished smile, because the young man in TOMS and a relaxed white shirt had been giving those all night as he answered questions, delivered plates and filled glasses. Grins are different, involving not just a curve of the…
The Harlem Shake — an online dance phenomenon in which friends create goofy routines to the beat of a dubstep song — has taken over YouTube. And the crew at Punch Bowl – Social Food & Drink have decided to get in on the game with a dance of their…
Euclid Hall is on a roll. Today the restaurant learned that Jorel Pierce, the executive chef, has been named a James Beard semifinalist in the Rising Star Chef category. And last night, the restaurant’s Rocky Mountain oysters got a rave review from Andrew Zimmern on Bizarre Foods. One segment of…
The James Beard Foundation has just released its list — its long list — of semi-finalists, and several Denver area restaurants and chefs have made the cut. Jorel Pierce may have gotten bumped from Top Chef early, but the exec chef at Euclid Hall made the cut for Rising Star…
Ole! The former Luciano’s space at 1043 Broadway will not become Pizza Pizza, as was rumored last fall, but Ole, which promises “Italian with a Brazilian kick!” (Which means it’s no relation to the Ole in Commerce City, a Mexican joint.) The sign is on the window and door of…
Yesterday, after a few days of soft openings and friends-and-family dinners, Udi’s Pizza, Cafe & Bar opened in the former Encore space in the Lowenstein CulturePlex. The brightly remodeled restaurant, which flaunts an open kitchen displaying a tiled, wood-fired pizza oven, a blue-and-camel-hued dining room bedecked with maple accents, C-shaped…
